PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 01-03-159.
Title of Rule: WAC 390-16-111 Abbreviated campaign reporting -- Special fund raising events.
Purpose: To update this rule to reflect changes in WAC 390-16-105.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.17.370(1).
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.17.370.
Summary: WAC 390-16-111 clarifies that the single contributor threshold under the abbreviated reporting option does not apply to a fundraising event as long as funds received from any person during the campaign or calendar year do not exceed the limit. This rule would be amended to reflect the proposed changes in WAC 390-16-105.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The rule amendment conforms to rule changes renaming the abbreviated reporting option under WAC 390-16-105 and to reflect the threshold changes from $200 to $300 under the proposed new mini reporting option.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Doug Ellis, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 664-2735; and Enforcement: Phil Stutzman, Public Disclosure Commission, 711 Capitol Way, Room 403, Olympia, (360) 664-8853.
Name of Proponent: Public Disclosure Commission, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The rule would clarify that the single contributor threshold under WAC 390-16-105 does not apply to a fundraising event as long as funds received from any person during the campaign or calendar year do not exceed the limit.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Conforms with proposed amendments to WAC 390-16-105.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The implementation of this rule does not impact small businesses.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The Public Disclosure Commission is not an agency listed in subsection (5)(a)(i) of section 201. Further, the Public Disclosure Commission does not voluntarily make section 201 applicable to this rule adoption pursuant to subsection (5)(a)(ii) of section 201, and to date JARRC has not made section 201 applicable to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Commission Hearing Room, Evergreen Plaza Building, 711 Capitol Way, Room 206, Olympia, WA, on April 24, 2001, at 9:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Ruthann Bryant, (360) 753-1111.
Submit Written Comments to: Doug Ellis, Public Disclosure Commission, P.O. Box 40908, Olympia, WA 98504-0908, fax (360) 753-1112, by April 20, 2001.
Date of Intended Adoption: April 24, 2001.
March 21, 2001
V. Rippie
Executive Director
[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370. 89-20-068, § 390-16-111, filed 10/4/89, effective 11/4/89. Statutory Authority: RCW 42.17.370(1). 86-04-071 (Order 86-01), § 390-16-111, filed 2/5/86; Order 77, § 390-16-111, filed 6/2/76.]